Crime & Safety
Homeless Woman Refuses to Leave Apartment, Charged with Trespassing in Yorktown
She had been told to leave by both the homeowner and the police.
Yorktown, NY — A 55-year-old homeless woman was arrested by Yorktown police on a trespassing charge.
Police said Lora Morgan was found in an Underhill Avenue apartment, where she had been staying with a former acquaintance.
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She had been lying on the homeowner’s bed and refused to leave after being told to by the homeowner.
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Morgan also refused to leave when the Yorktown police told her to, officials said.
She was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor.
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Morgan was processed and arraigned and sent to the Westchester County Department of Corrections in lieu of $10,000 bail.
She is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court July 12.
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